SoCal’s Country Star Sam Outlaw Returns With ‘Tenderheart’ April 14

Sam Outlaw…one of Los Angeles’s only modern country artists…has shared details for his anticipated sophomore LP, entitled ‘Tenderheart,’ which is due out April 14th on Six Shooter Records. Outlaw spoke with Rolling Stone Country about the new album and shared an album trailer with a preview of some new music.

On ‘Tenderheart,’ Outlaw offers an extraordinary refinement of the artistic identity laid out on ‘Angeleno’. Sonically, the album elaborates on his “SoCal Country” sound: a sun-bleached, Baja-influenced twang that deftly points to country’s neo-traditionalists and LA’s legendary singer-songwriters. Thematically, ‘Tenderheart’ is a thesis on self-discovery and the power of love – from the cinematic mariachi-laced climax on opener “Everyone’s Looking For Home,” to the determined swagger on side-A highlight “Trouble,” to torch song showstopper “Diamond Ring” – Outlaw meditates on his own conflicted quest for peace amidst the chaos of his chosen path.

The 13-track collection of originals was recorded in the San Fernando Valley and co-produced by Outlaw alongside Martin Pradler.

‘Tenderheart’ Tracklisting:

Everyone’s Looking For Home

Bottomless Mimosas

Bougainvillea, I Think

Tenderheart

Trouble

She’s Playing Hard To Get (Rid Of)

Two Broken Hearts

Diamond Ring

Say It To Me

All My Life

Dry In The Sun

Now She Tells Me

Look At You Now

Outlaw enlisted many of the same musicians that made his first album, 2015’s ‘Angeleno,’ an undisputed breakthrough and one of the best-reviewed debuts of that year: harmony singer Molly Jenson, pedal steel pro Jeremy Long and guitarist Danny Garcia, along with Taylor Goldsmith and Bo Koster.

In addition, ‘Tenderheart’ features local mariachi group Erwin Vasquez and Mariachi Teocuitatlan.

LA weekly called him “contender to be the biggest country star L.A. has produced since Dwight Yoakam,” he landed tours with Kacey Musgraves and Yoakam, and made his TV debut on CBS Saturday Morning with a performance and interview with Anthony Mason.

Outlaw will tour extensively behind ‘Tenderheart, for a complete list of tour dates and more information visit Sam’s website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Check out the teaser for “Tenderheart” here:

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